The high-yield corporate bond ETFs are also diverging from the S&P 500, so the credit market doesn't seem to be confirming the latest bump higher in stocks.

Summary: The Australian Dollar (ticker: FXA) has tumbled despite record-highs in the S&P 500 (ticker: SPY). Is the Aussie currency the canary in the coal mine, and does it point to a big S&P pullback?

For those who take delight in the so-called �smart money� underperforming the �dumb money,� here are some enjoyable new data points that show hedge funds continue to be an overpriced, middling asset class.

Another illustrative example is the S&P MidCap index which essentially takes the S&P 500 index and �tosses out� the biggest 100 companies so as to focus solely on the 400 smaller �up-and-comers� (which in the right environment can outperform their ...

The S&P 500 was down 0.4 percent at 1,648.67 at 11:19 a.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 23.9 points, or 0.2 percent, to 15,283.27 after tumbling as much as 126.94 points.

Another illustrative example is the S&P MidCap index which essentially takes the S&P 500 index and �tosses out� the biggest 100 companies so as to focus solely on the 400 smaller �up-and-comers� (which in the right environment can outperform their ...

Goldman Sachs has upgraded its target for the S&P 500, forecasting that the U.S. benchmark index will climb a further 5 percent to 1750 by year-end, from an initial estimate of 1625, supported by robust dividend growth and an improving macroeconomic ...

The company brought in $44.9 billion in profit last fiscal year, making the most profitable company on an absolute basis, says S&P Capital IQ. Right behind Exxon Mobil was gadget maker Apple with its profit of $41.7 billion. And rounding out the top ...

Market capitalization is an important data point for investors to keep an eye on, for various reasons. The most basic reason is that it gives a true comparison of the value attributed by the stock market to a given company's stock.

Moreover, �should the S&P 500 'melt-up' above channel resistance, a longer-term measured move projects up to 1,775,� the analyst says.